University Climate

Overall Confidence

These graphs are based on responses to statements that assessed staff's confidence
in the respective directions their departments and the University are heading.

Overall, staff reported fairly moderate confidence in the direction of their
departments and the University. Staff at the Morris campus reported the lowest
levels of confidence in the direction the University is heading.

University Climate
for Groups

Employees responded to a set of questions that examined their perceptions
of the climate for specific employee groups. The University climate was largely
favorable for different employee groups. The University was considered to have
a favorable or very favorable climate for people of color (56%), people from
different cultural customs (64%), people with different religious beliefs (60%),
people with disabilities (60%), GLBT employees (62%), older employees (55%),
women (60%) and men (67%). For each category, a section of respondents frequently
reported that they had no response or a neutral opinion as regards the University
climate for these employee groups.

Despite these general positive or neutral perceptions, within each category some
percentage of employees did report that the climate was unfavorable or very unfavorable
for specific employee groups. These percentages for specific groups are indicated
in parentheses: people of color (10%), people from different cultural customs
(7%), people with different religious beliefs (6%), people with disabilities
(7%), GLBT employees (5%), older employees (15%), women (10%) and men (4%).

In addition to the overall ratings shown above, the pattern of results indicated
that members of each group reported lower favorability for that group than
non-group members. For example, women reported that the University climate
for women was less favorable than men reported the University climate for women.

Workplace
Problems

These charts are based on responses to statements that assessed workplace
problems that impeded staff productivity, such as discrimination or unfair
supervision, and the University response to such problems.

A majority of staff (68%) reported that they had not experienced a workplace
problem, 32% reported that they had experienced workplace problems. Of those
who experienced workplace problems, 57% reported these problems to the University.
Of the staff who reported these problems, 39% felt that they received a fair
response but 61% felt otherwise.

Have you ever experienced a workplace problem (e.g., discrimination,
unfair supervision) that interfered with your productivty?

Resolution
of Workplace Problems

In addition to questions about specific workplace problems, staff were asked
about the University's mechanisms for dealing with such problems.

The majority of staff (72%) reported that they knew where to seek help for
resolving workplace problems, but 13% reported that they did not. 26% of staff
reported that they were not confident they would receive a fair response, 42%
of staff reported that they were confident they would receive a fair response.

I know where to go within the University to get help resolving
a workplace problem